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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 19 - 20. Habitat: Occurs mainly in river channels and lakes. Colouration: Has an unique colour pattern of brown to dark brown mid-lateral and mid-dorsal stripes on yellow background. Reproduction: Oviparous. Eggs are guarded by the males. Aquarium Care: Primarily a cool water catfish so placing the tank in a centrally heated house would suffice. Needs a large tank as they grow fast and they will squabble with con specifics if kept in too small a tank. Create hiding places with rocks and bogwood with the tank densely planted and with floating plants as part of the setup. Diet: Feeds on the bottom on insects (particularly on trichopterans and chironomids), mollusks, occasionally on fishes. In the aquarium it will accept most prepared foods such as flake, tablets, live and frozen. Etymology: The genus name of Tachysurus: tachys, swift; oura, tail, referring to the presumed agility of T. sinensis based on its “long and nimble” tail (translation). The specific name of sinensis: ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Sinica (China), a Chinese catfish described from a Chinese painting. Remarks: At the moment (2024) in Eshmeyers Catalog of Fishes, the current status of T. fulvidraco is that it is a synonym of Tachysurus sinensis Lacepède 1803.

Tawny Dragon catfish

Arius sinensis, Bagrus calvarius, Macrones fulvidraco, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, Pelteobagrus wittenbergii, Pelteobagrus wittenburgii, Pimelodus fulvidraco, Pseudobagrus fulvidraco, Pseudobagrus wittenburgii, Silurus calvarius, Tachysurus wittenburgii, Tachysurus fulvidraco.

Bagridae

Asia: Widely distributed in the plain part of the rivers of East Asia, from the Amur River, Russia, to Viet Nam. This species occurs within Russia, China, Viet Nam and the Korean Peninsula. Type locality: Huairou Reservoir, about 2 kilometers northeast of observatory, 40°19'00"N, 116°37'31"E, Huairou County, Beiging, China.

32.0cm (14ins)

16-25°C (59-77°F)

6.0-7.0.

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